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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1257

Really late finish this week...
19:46 Wed 12th Apr 20177 answers, last by stevenj 08:17 Thu 13th Apr 2017
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1256 Saturday March 25Th 2017

Did anyone notice my absence? I did something stupid and the punishment included a month with no crosswords. Really tough! But it is over. Glad to be back. Can someone explain this answer please?...
20:31 Sat 25th Mar 20176 answers, last by scorpiojo 20:46 Sat 25th Mar 2017
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Foundation Taking Payment Back In

Foundation taking payment back in
13:16 Sat 18th Feb 20174 answers, last by Katkout 23:37 Mon 20th Feb 2017
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Very late in the day, it's me as usual (a) seeking confirmation of an answer that I am not 100% sure of and (b) if it is right an explanation please. The clue is Star consuming last of chilli tortilla...
19:09 Sun 29th Jan 201713 answers, last by Mamyalynne 20:32 Sun 29th Jan 2017
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I have two requests this week. The first is for an explanation please. 31 ac "What protects driver from snakes with Indian name" With letters I have, I am confident that the answer is " windscreen"...
19:48 Sat 21st Jan 20175 answers, last by stevenj 20:45 Sat 21st Jan 2017
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Hello. I am back. SWMBO would not let me do last week's crossword as she said that she was not satisfied that I was back in "work mode" so I have made sure that she could not complain this week and...
20:58 Sat 14th Jan 20174 answers, last by Mamyalynne 21:14 Sat 14th Jan 2017
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I don't really need any help but I wanted, before my " Crossword Jamboree" comes to an end, to repeat my New Year good wishes to all those who help me and others. I don't think Lie-in King and...
18:17 Tue 03rd Jan 20175 answers, last by stevenj 21:48 Tue 03rd Jan 2017
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Happy New Year

I just wanted to wish a Very Happy New Year to all the wonderful people who have helped me improve over the last year ( and,I hope, will continue to help me in 2017.) A very special Good Wish to...
11:13 Sun 01st Jan 20175 answers, last by mikey4444 18:46 Tue 03rd Jan 2017
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Sorry I am late with my question. Advent is a busy time! I really only have one query: 36 ac Trouble one's got about flaming people deciding things in advance. The answer must be predestination which...
17:22 Sun 18th Dec 201611 answers, last by stevenj 10:21 Mon 19th Dec 2016
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A really tough one, I thought and I nowhere near finished it before bath time last night but I think I am there now. Plenty of queries really but I shall restrict myself to two. 16ac "some vacillate,...
14:06 Sun 11th Dec 20162 answers, last by stevenj 16:13 Sun 11th Dec 2016
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And my other query is 6d. Dark envelope. specially prepared for hiding change in. With the letters I have, i think the answer is "saturnine" which meets the dark bit (I looked it up..) but I don't get...
21:27 Sat 03rd Dec 20167 answers, last by stevenj 21:49 Sat 03rd Dec 2016
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It's me for my weekly tutorial please. My (aged) laptop keeps crashing and i have lost the text three times now. So i am going to send this message in bits. I have two answers that I don't really...
21:23 Sat 03rd Dec 20163 answers, last by Lie-in King 21:35 Sat 03rd Dec 2016
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Hello. Me again. I have three queries please. 49 ac. Garment, much-loved, just right to wrap one about. With the letters I have, petticoat fits. But why? 45 d. Place for one in a pie? If petticoat is...
21:49 Sat 26th Nov 20163 answers, last by stevenj 22:01 Sat 26th Nov 2016
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At last I have finished in time to ask for clarification. For the last two weeks, I got the last answers just as bath time arrived so I just had to hope that the answers were correct but not know...
21:45 Sat 19th Nov 20164 answers, last by stevenj 22:01 Sat 19th Nov 2016
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Bath time won again! Plus we had a friend of SWMBO' s with her 3 year old and new baby. I was exhausted by the time they left! Anyway, I more or less finished the crossie but there is one clue that I...
10:42 Sun 23rd Oct 20164 answers, last by scorpiojo 15:38 Sun 23rd Oct 2016
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I didn't have time to seek clarifications last night as bath time arrived too soon and two of my queries have now been answered. ( I was particularly keen to work out " alto" . I was one till quite...
11:42 Sun 16th Oct 20166 answers, last by stevenj 11:50 Sun 16th Oct 2016
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My usual plea before bath/bedtime. I need a few explanations yet again. 6 ac. Author producing series of books after long time. I have a?e?t so the answer seems to be agent. Age and NT fit but what...
21:02 Sat 08th Oct 201612 answers, last by stevenj 11:15 Sun 09th Oct 2016
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Times Cryptic 1229

Could some kind person please explain two answers for me? 21d Weaver keeps brown chair in store. The answer is lumber room which I know ( because I looked it up) was a room where rich people stored...
20:44 Sat 01st Oct 20169 answers, last by stevenj 21:07 Sat 01st Oct 2016
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Just when you all thought i wouldn't be requesting help, up i come with Steven's Weekly Appeal for Guidance (SWAG). As ever, most of the guidance i need is to explain WHY certain answers are correct....
17:14 Sun 18th Sep 201616 answers, last by Neveracrossword 10:41 Tue 20th Sep 2016
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Hello. it's me reporting for my weekly tutorial. There's one that I know the answer but can't work out all the reasoning; "Plot on field inside abandoned after cutting part from tree". The answer is...
19:25 Sun 11th Sep 201618 answers, last by stevenj 20:20 Sun 11th Sep 2016

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